Gorgeous Sister Anna Schmidt Tortured Over Murder of Penn State Star
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 23 June 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Billy Schmidt, a 22-year-old Penn State student, ambushed as he headed home from a local bar after watching the NBA finals. Two individuals allegedly stole his phone, Surveillance footage shows Schmidt confronting the men, saying, “Give me back my phone.” One of the men shot him in the chest, killing him.
The shooting occurred around 1:30 a.m. on Durfor Street, just steps from Schmidt’s home. Witnesses and video footage indicate that Schmidt pursued the suspects after the theft. One suspect threw the phone, while another turned and fired the fatal shot. Schmidt was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center but was pronounced dead shortly after.
Authorities recovered the phone and a single spent shell casing from the scene. Surveillance footage from neighbors has been collected to help identify the suspects. As of now, no arrests have been made.
Joining Nancy Grace today:
- Anna Schmidt - Sister
- Bill Schmidt - Father
- Matt Mangino - Attorney, Former District Attorney (Lawrence County), Author: "The Executioner's Toll: The Crimes, Arrests, Trials, Appeals, Last Meals, Final Words and Executions of 46 Persons in the United States"
- Dr. Geri Lynn Utter - Clinical Psychologist specializing in psychological evaluations and risk assessments for individuals involved in the criminal justice system, Author of “Mainlining Philly: Survival, Hope and Resisting Drug Addiction,” “Aftershock: How Past Events Shake Up Your Life Today,” Producer of “Utter Nonsense,” a documentary of exploration of addiction and severe mental illness, available on Apple TV and Prime Video, website:drgerilynnutter.com, Instagram & Facebook: DrGeriLynnUtter
- Joseph Giacalone - NY/PA - fmr. NYPD Sergeant SDS, Author: “The Cold Case Handbook,” “The Criminal Investigative Function: A Guide for New Investigators 4th Edition” Podcast host of "True Crime with the Sarge", YouTube: Joseph Giacalone, Twitter: @JoeGiacalone,www.josephGiacalone.com
- Thomas Coyne - Medical Examiner, University of Florida, District Eight Medical Examiner, State of Florida, toxicologist, forensic pathologist and neuropathologist
- Dave Mack - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:03.4 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:06.1 | Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. |
| 0:11.2 | Heartbreak tonight. A life cut short. |
| 0:15.8 | An incredible Penn State Co-Ed, just 22 years old, gunned down outside his home just yards away from his parents' home |
| 0:25.2 | by ruthless phone pirates who shoot him dead and then run with his phone. |
| 0:34.1 | Over what? A cell phone? Good evening. I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime Stories. I want to thank you for being with us. |
| 0:48.6 | 22-year-old William Schmidt is walking home after watching the NBA finals and spending the night out with friends. |
| 0:54.3 | Then, in an instant, everything changes. |
| 0:57.7 | Surveillance cameras capture the young man chasing two suspects who take something from him. |
| 1:01.9 | But what begins as a desperate pursuit quickly turns deadly. |
| 1:07.1 | Give me my dog. |
| 1:19.6 | He's still called me my phone. You still call him? You're got me my time. |
| 1:21.6 | Get me my time. |
| 1:22.6 | That's my. that from our friends at WTXF, |
| 1:30.3 | that from our friends at WTXF, |
| 1:33.9 | we have the actual footage of Bill Schmidt |
| 1:39.3 | getting gunned down in the street, bleeding out dead. |
| 1:43.6 | We are choosing not to show it on our own and at the request of Billy's family. |
| 1:51.0 | All of this over a cell phone? |
| 1:55.6 | Billy Schmidt was watching the NBA finals that night with his friends. |
| 2:00.6 | He is a digital marketing major, a senior |
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